Assembly Bill A7626A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to review cellular service within the state

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2023-A7626 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6318
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L

2023-A7626 - Summary

Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

2023-A7626 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7626
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  directing  the
   public service commission to review cellular services within the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "cellular
 mapping act of 2023".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. CELLULAR SERVICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "SERVED FOR CALLING" MEANS ANY LOCATION WITH AT LEAST TWO
 CELLULAR  SERVICE PROVIDERS AND/OR AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROVIDER HAS A CALL
 COMPLETION RATE OF GREATER THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (B) THE TERM "UNDERSERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WHICH HAS FEWER THAN TWO
 CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR SUCH PROVIDERS  HAVE  A  CALL  COMPLETION
 RATE GREATER THAN THIRTY PERCENT, BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (C)  THE  TERM  "UNSERVED"  MEANS  ANY  LOCATION WHICH HAS NO CELLULAR
 SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION RATE OF  LESS
 THAN THIRTY PERCENT.
   (D) THE TERM "EXCELLENT CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 25 MEGABITS PER SECOND (MBPS) DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (E)  THE TERM "ADEQUATE CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 5 MBPS BUT LESS THAN 25 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (F) THE TERM "POOR CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR  SERVICE  OF
 FEWER THAN 5 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEED.
   (G)  THE TERM "NO CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE WHERE
 GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SPEED TESTS FAIL TO COMPLETE.
   (H) THE TERM "LOCATION" SHALL MEAN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA  SMALLER  THAN  A
 CENSUS TRACT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10656-03-3
 A. 7626                             2
              

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2023-A7626A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6318
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L

2023-A7626A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

2023-A7626A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7626--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JONES,  WOERNER,  SHRESTHA  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
   -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
   Commissions  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  directing  the
   public service commission to review cellular services within the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "cellular
 mapping act of 2023".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. CELLULAR SERVICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "SERVED FOR CALLING" MEANS ANY LOCATION WITH AT LEAST TWO
 CELLULAR  SERVICE PROVIDERS AND/OR AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROVIDER HAS A CALL
 COMPLETION RATE OF GREATER THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (B) THE TERM "UNDERSERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WHICH HAS FEWER THAN TWO
 CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR SUCH PROVIDERS  HAVE  A  CALL  COMPLETION
 RATE GREATER THAN THIRTY PERCENT, BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (C)  THE  TERM  "UNSERVED"  MEANS  ANY  LOCATION WHICH HAS NO CELLULAR
 SERVICE PROVIDERS OR SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION RATE OF  LESS
 THAN THIRTY PERCENT.
   (D) THE TERM "EXCELLENT CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 25 MEGABITS PER SECOND (MBPS) DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (E)  THE TERM "ADEQUATE CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 5 MBPS BUT LESS THAN 25 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (F) THE TERM "POOR CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR  SERVICE  OF
 FEWER THAN 5 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10656-05-3
 A. 7626--A                          2
              

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